Digital Promise

JANUARY 15, 2019

As powerful use of technology increased, student engagement grew as well. After the first year of the DLP , students reported using technology more often for working with their classmates, solving problems and keeping track of their own work.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. This summer I worked with over 150 teachers in Virginia to redesign lessons and units for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Student B already has a strong grasp of the water cycle, so the AI challenges them with more in-depth questions and tasks that explore the impact of the water cycle on climate. This dynamic approach to personalized learning keeps students engaged, making sure they stay challenged without feeling overwhelmed.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We talk a lot about student engagement in education. Most educators got into this profession for the students, and, as a result, we want their experience to be as engaging and positive as possible. There is far less written about teacher engagement, even though teacher engagement and student engagement are reciprocal.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

Read on to learn more about some ways you can incorporate comics into your lessons to help boost student engagement and comprehension and how to create Google Slides comics. Ideas for incorporating student-created Google Slides comics in the classroom. in their comic strip. para Workspace . Request a demo.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. During the pandemic, she saw creativity pushed away as schools scrambled to get the traditional core content out to students. Why does creativity matter?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Top online course designers who have also taught face to face tell us how. Advancement Courses sponsored this webinar. Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. It’s often said that online courses offer students increased flexibility—supposedly a positive quality. That’s a sharp contrast to how most residential colleges operate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Learning online will also help us become better teachers and now is the perfect time to take an online course. So, in this blog post, I’m going to share 20 teaching areas that are relevant to distance learning and why these topics might be one you choose to take a professional development course to learn this summer.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

Just as the physical classroom is not simply used to give students information or collect their work. Instead, your LMS is where students will engage with the course content, with each other, and with you, their teacher. 2 Deliver Course Materials at the Start of Each Week & Set Clear Due Dates.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The why driving my shift to blended learning has always been a desire to increase student engagement. I want students to want to be in our classrooms–physical or virtual. For those who have already purchased that course, I just added a “bonus module” with three new lessons, so make sure to check that out!

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms. Some offer activities, courses, parent information, and even summer camps that you can explore with students. AI World School.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

If we take a step back and think about the benefits and challenges of asynchronous learning and synchronous learning, that can provide clarity about how to think about the design of our curriculum in an online or blended learning course. Asynchronous learning provides students with a high degree of flexibility and autonomy.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. I am fielding questions about how to set up online courses , design online lessons , and offer small group instruction and support via video conferencing.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

In an effort to reimagine the first weeks of school, I decided to use the station rotation model to encourage my new students to interact with one another and learn about our class. I designed a collection of stations to encourage them to explore expectations for conduct, course requirements, goal setting, what it means to collaborate, etc.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Let’s engage kids and use edtech in social studies. Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses. Choose from over 240 online graduate-level PD courses in 19 subject areas that are self-paced with up to six months to complete. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and save 20% off each course by using the code COOL20.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Summer Camp – Fun online courses that provide more hands-on, personalized learning through small group classes that are taught by experienced tutors. Splash Summer Camp Courses for Student Success. Also, many students are ready to reconnect with other students. All opinions in this review are my own.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

It’s a graphic design tool that can empower course managers to create visually appealing presentations, infographics, and other engaging classroom materials without needing them to be expert platform designers.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

New research from Macquarie University’s Department of Educational Studies and education technology company Makers Empire finds 3D printing integration can boost creativity, critical thinking and design skills among primary school students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. AND, if you are in need of PD, 10-Minute Teacher listeners get 20% off any online courses with code COOL20.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses. Choose from over 240 online graduate-level PD courses in 19 subject areas that are self-paced with up to six months to complete. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and save 20% off each course by using the code COOL20. Zest talks about how in this special #LoveTeaching week episode.

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Digital Promise

JULY 23, 2020

Our research on the Dynamic Learning Project pilot (DLP) shows that when teachers have access to classroom technology coaches, they are more open to trying new technology tools and more empowered to use those tools in impactful ways that drive student engagement and learning. Coaches address teachers’ fears of losing control.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

In response to the challenges of COVID, a dissatisfaction with local in-person schools, and increasingly diverse needs of the high school student population, enrollment in US virtual schools is now over 300,000 with about 20% of students taking at least one online course. There are pros and cons of attending class via computer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2019

John Meehan on episode 546 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Student engagement! John is the author of EDrenaline Rush: Game-changing Student Engagement Inspired by Theme Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms. We need it! Get excited. Let’s do this!

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning tools such as Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom can help improve student engagement. In Google Forms, facilitators could test educators’ knowledge, tracking their progress through the course. Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

CodaKid is a learning platform for students ages 7-14. Through CodaKid, students explore coding, game design, programming, and even website design. Also available are online courses that include Minecraft and Roblox. There are many helpful resources for teachers and students to get started. Code with Google. Wrapping up.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 16, 2020

For many schools, especially here in the United States, the school year has been pushed back, or students will begin remotely. Even for the schools that have started face-to-face, COVID-19 could force an abrupt change of course. The dialogue, openness to new ideas, and willingness to take risks was apparent each day.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 9, 2020

A recent Chalkbeat article highlighted the results of some surveys that alluded to this issue: And engagement with schoolwork was relatively low across the board, reflecting the challenges of keeping students engaged in a chaotic time and of teaching from a distance.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

In my Art of Blended Learning Online Course this week, we continued our work on the playlist model. Q1: How Long Should Students Work on a Playlist? One of the biggest challenges for teachers is what to do with students who finish their playlists before the rest of the class is done.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

Improved collaboration Similar to how social media has redefined the notion of community, digital tools are also changing the dynamic between students and teachers, affecting how they interact and collaborate. To learn more, check out this post.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. Online discussions are a staple of any online course.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 1, 2021

Every year in the spring, I find myself seeking ways to boost engagement and promote more collaboration and communication while also helping students develop essential social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. Here are five tools that promote creativity and can be used for many purposes with students — and teachers as well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2023

You’ve reached the inevitable Shakespeare unit of an English course, and some students just are not clicking with it. Pulling quotes from Shakespeare himself, here are a few tips for teaching the immortal bard in your next ENG3U or ENG4U English course. But they call him the “immortal bard” for a reason.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In my research of teacher engagement in blended learning courses, teachers identified student agency as a significant benefit of blended learning. Teachers believed that moving away from a teacher-centered whole group lesson made it easier to provide students with choice and voice. ProjectChoiceBoard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

We all know the type of “innocent mistakes” students make in class. That doesn’t happen in online courses. Since most input is done prior to submittal, students have time to provide measured responses that they’ve edited to say what they want. ” Ignore Innocent Mistakes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On the 10th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on student engagement. This means that educators can turn boredom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet these student needs. This can take the form of a tic-tac-toe board, or an appetizer-main course-dessert, or any other format you dream up.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Aim to keep students engaged. Teaching large classes and distracted students can be challenging at the best of times, which is why you need fluid, accessible software that makes your job much easier. Aim to Keep Students Engaged. Keeping students engaged is one of the most important aspects of teaching.

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